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...couple pulls me aside once we mention we’ve studied some Mandarin in college and asks me about the United States, Hong Kong, Harvard. Occasionally the husband translates for me as he explains what to notice about Taiwan??how friendly people are, how they are eager to talk to foreigners. He taught himself English from a book and says I am his second chance to practice with a native speaker...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover | Title: The Community of All We Can See | 8/9/2009 | See Source »

...render it all but invisible against air-defense radars—in order to guarantee the total destruction of Iran’s nuclear and military assets without risking American lives. Similarly, if the People’s Republic of China were to threaten the Republic of China on Taiwan??as it did during 1996, when Taiwan held its second free presidential election—the Raptor could provide an important deterrent against Chinese land-based aircraft...

Author: By Eugene Kim | Title: Why We Need the Raptor | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

Ying-jeou Ma—a 1981 Law School graduate known as the “Teflon-man” because of his shrewd politics and his suave way with journalists—was inaugurated Tuesday as Taiwan??s new president...

Author: By Hee kwon Seo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HLS Grad Sworn in as Taiwan's Leader | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

...member of the cabinet when he was appointed as the chair of the Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission. He then served as the Justice Minister from 1993 to 1996, as the Mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006, and Chairman of Kuomintang from 2005 to 2007, before being elected Taiwan??s president...

Author: By Hee kwon Seo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HLS Grad Sworn in as Taiwan's Leader | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

Nationalist Party frontman and Harvard Law School (HLS) graduate Ma Ying-jeou is set to assume Taiwan??s top executive office in the wake of his victory in the country’s recent presidential elections. Ma, a 1981 HLS alumnus and the former mayor of Taipei City, won Taiwan??s March 22 election by a 17 percent margin. His party, considered more favorable to a rapprochement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) than the rival Democratic Progressive Party, will face challenges in reestablishing relations with the Mainland. HLS professor and Director...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Taiwan Elects HLS Grad | 4/2/2008 | See Source »

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